Czar
(In Russian царь (? · I), transliterated to the Latin alphabet as tsar, in Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian цар, car, and in Croatian car), which comes from the Latin caesar, -ris, in feminine czarina (царица, transliterated To the Latin alphabet as tsaritsa, in Croatian, carica), was the title used by Slavic monarchs, mainly of the Russian Empire between 1546 and 1917 (although from 1721 the official form was the one of emperor), but also by the rulers of Serbia (1346 -1371) and Bulgaria (913-1396 and 1908-1946). It should be noted that, contrary to what is generally believed, it does not imply an imperial rank, being equivalent to krol, kral, korol or kirali (various forms of the Slavic languages to designate the king, derived etymologically from the name of Charlemagne, Karl , Just as the word Tsar comes etymologically from Caesar). Like many other noble titles, it is figuratively used in normal speech, to refer to persons or institutions that possess great power and act as autocrats.